Beyon names Reem Altajer CFO; Faisal Qamhiyah CEO of Umniah Jordan

Agencies | Manama                                                          

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Reem Altajer has been appointed as the new CFO of Beyon, succeeding Faisal Qamhiyah, as announced by the Beyon Board of Directors after a meeting at Beyon's Hamala campus on Tuesday.

During the same meeting, the board confirmed the appointment of Faisal Qamhiyah as CEO of Umniah in Jordan. Umniah is a subsidiary of the Beyon Group. Reem Altajer joined Batelco, part of the Beyon Group in 2004, and during her tenure she gained extensive experience, holding many leadership positions, including most recently the role of General Manager Finance since 2022.

Prior to joining Batelco, Reem worked with Ernst & Young as an external auditor. It is worth noting that the percentage of women working in Beyon is 32% as of 2022. Qamhiyah, who was appointed as Acting CEO of Umniah in November 2022, has employed his extensive experience gained over 20 years in the telecommunications and investments sector, to accelerate the implementation of the 5G project, making Umniah the first Jordanian telecom operator to deploy this service in Jordan.

Prior to joining Batelco, part of the Beyon Group in 2012, Qamhiyah held the CFO role at Umniah, and among his earlier roles, he was the Chief Operating Officer at Zain Jordan and Director of Investments at Ern Capital. Qamhiyah is a Board member in several of Beyon’s telecoms, technology and digital companies in Europe, Asia and the Gulf region.